Movie reviews: American Beauty 8 Articles

by Ginger Voight

"My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead. Of course I don't know that yet, and in a way, I am dead already." This is...read more

by Helen Abbott

Warning: this contains spoilers. AMERICAN BEAUTY (Sam Mendes: 1999) SYNOPSIS: "My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighbourhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old. In less than a year I will be...read more

by Rachel Weaver

The 1999 film "American Beauty" directed by Sam Mendes tells the story of Lester Burns played by Kevin Spacey, a middle age American man living in suburbia who hates his job and is going through a mid life crisis. The movi...read more

by Lichfield1979

American Beauty (1999) 122 minutes Directed by Sam Mendes, Written by Alan Ball, Cinematography by Conrad Hall, Music by Thomas Newman. Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Chris ...read more

by J.E. Woolston

"American Beauty," (USA, 1999) won five Oscars at the Academy Awards in 2000 and garnered another 83 wins and 66 nominations both in the U.S. and internationally (1). Directed by Sam Mendes (Road to Perdition, Jarhead), th...read more

by Matt Dubois

Every so often, a literary work or film will be released that captures the very essence of what is uniquely American, trapping it and preserving it within the black and white of text or the lights and sounds of the movie ...read more

by Juan Leer

American Beauty is unlike any other movie that I have ever seen. It's uniqueness stems from the fact that it is funny, but it also deals with a lot of serious issues. It deals with a lot of our society's fascination with m...read more

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by Aaron Carr

"This is me masturbating in the shower. This will also be the highlight of my day; it's all downhill from here" the main character narrates. Bored, regretful, highly insecure, his name is Lester Burnham, a middle aged maga...read more